Animal-whipping device.



H. REID. ANIMAL WHIPPING DEVICE. APPLICATION FILED JAN.12,1914.

O'LITHOH WASHINGTON, n c

H. REID.

ANIMAL WHIPPING DEVICE.

APPLIOATION FILED 11111.12, 1911.

1,128,512. Patented Feb. 16, 1915. 2 SHEETS-SHEET 2.

vwamto'a THE NORRIS PETERS c0. PHOTO'I THO WASHINLJ")N n r UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

HARRY REID, OF CLINTON, INDIANA, ASSIGNOR OF ONE-HALF TO ISAAC D. WHITE, OF CLINTON, INDIANA.

ANIMAL-WHIPPING DEVICE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Feb. 16, 1915.

Application filed January 12, 1914. Serial No. 811,689.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, HARRY Run), citizen of the United States, residing at Clinton, in the county of Vermilion and State of Indiana, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Animal Whipping Devices, of which the following is a specification.

The subject matter of the present invention is directed to new and useful improvements in vehicle attachments, and has particular reference to devices which are employed in mechanically operating a whip.

As its principal object, this invention aims to provide a mechanical whipping device which is operable from the drivers seat, requiring only the pressure of the foot to swing the whip in the well known manner.

A further object of the invention is to construct a whipping device consisting in two co-acting elements, one of which is positioned exteriorly on the vehicle dash and carries the whip,'and the other of which is arranged on the interior side of the vehicle dash, and is operatively connected to the whip-holding element so that the driver may, by merely pressing his foot, effect the desired application of the whip to the draft animal.

An object of equal importance with the foregoing is to construct the device of this invention with such regard to proportion, number and arrangement of parts that it may be cheaply manufactured, will be durable and etlicient in its action, and may be readily attached to the dash of any vehicle with a minimum expenditure of time and labor.

The abo e and additional objects are accomplished by such means as are illustrated in the accompanying drawings, described in the following specification, and then more particularlv Dointed out in the claims which are appended hereto and form a part of this application.

With reference to the drawings,'wherein there has been illustrated the preferred embodiment of this invention as it is reduced to practice, and throughout the several views of which similar reference numerals designate corresponding parts; Figure 1 is a fragmentary perspective view of the front of a storm buggy showing the whipping device in operative position; Fig. 2, is a top plan view of the whipping mechanism; Fig. 3 is a side elevation showing the whip mechanism attached to the dash of a storm vehicle; Fig. 4 is a front elevation of the whipholding mechanism which is carried by the outer face of the vehicle dash; Fig 5 is a detail View of the clamp in which is removably secured the butt of a whip; and Fig. 6 is a vertical section on the line 66 of Fig. 3.

Before proceeding to the description of the drawings, it is desirable to direct attention to the fact that while the whipping device of this invention has been designed with particular reference to storm vehicles,

has been illustrated, and will be hereinafter described in that connection, it may, nevertheless, be employed with equal efficiency in run-abouts, carriages or any other vehicles. In this connection it may be well to explain that the present invention has been found particularly efficient when used in connection with agricultural machines, such as cultivators, binders and the like, for it affords means whereby the driver may whip the draft animals without taking a whip in his hand, and thus losing control, to some extent, of the operating levers of the machine.

Coming now to the detailed description of the drawings, and referring particularly to Fig. 1, in which the invention is best illustrated in its operative application to the vehicle: The numeral 10 designates as an entiretv a vehicle which. as shown, is of the storm-buggy type. As is customary in storm vehicles. there is provided a relatively high dash indicated at 11. A swinging window 12 is arranged in the upper portion of the dash, and completes the inclosure of the rehicle front.

Secured to the outer face of the dash, and adiacent to the upper edge thereof, is the whip-holding mechanism which will be hereinafter designated as an entirety by the numeral 13. On the inner face of the dash 11, and at the lower edge thereof, is the stirrup member -14, which is operable by the foot ofthe driver. and is connected to the whip-holding mechanism 14 by means of flexible cables 15 and 16. The whip-holding device 13 is designed to receive the butt of the whip, indicated at 17, and is constructed in such manner that the driver may, by the manipulation of the stirrup 14, quickly depress the whip to bring it in contact with the draft animal, and may also swing the whip laterally in an arc of considerable length so that the whip may be applied to to various portions of the animals anat- 5 omy. At 18 is indicated a bracket; which is attached at its lower terminal to the dash and rotatably supports at its upper endan angular arm 19, to the upper terminal of be apparentthat the-operator may, by press which member is secured the'iw'hip ibutt.

The bracket 18 is formed from a metallic strap of relatively light weight, which is bent during its manufacture to produce a substantially U-shaped conformation. The lower terminals of the U arms are directed outwardly and laterally, and are apertured to receive bolts, rivets, screws, or any other fastening devices, which, as indicated at 26, are employed in securing the lower terminal of the bracket to the dash, The arms of the bracket are then bent outwardly and upwardly preferably at an approximate angle of forty-five degrees to a vertical plane, as indicated at 21 in Fig. 3. The portions 21 of the bracket arms are then bent to dispose the bight-poition 22 of the bracket in a horizontal plane, as particularly shown in Figs. '1- and 3.

Referring now to Fig. 6, it will be seen that a cup shaped plate '23 is centrally positioned on the b'ight-portion 22 of the bracket, being preferably secured thereon by means of solder or some similar material, indicated at 24. This cup member 23 forms the lower part. of a ball-bearing racein which ball-bearings 25 are arranged.

Mounted for rotation on theball-bearings 25 is a cup-shaped memberr26, the metal of which is pressed upwardly to produce a n annular peripheral channel, asat 27. This channel 27 is, of course, designed to receive the ball-bearings 25, and to co-act with the member 23 in holding the bearings. against accidental displacement. As a means -of properly securing the member 26 in operative position on the bearings 25, there is employed a connecting bolt A. This bolt is inserted through registering apertures formed in the members 26,, '23 and 22, and is threaded at its lower terminal to receive. the nut B. Washers indicated atv Care preferably interposed between the nut and under face of the bight portion 22 of the bracket for an obvious purpose. The connecting bolt A .isloosely arranged so that the member 26 may be free to rotate.

At diametrically opposlte portions of the member 26 are formed a pair of angular extensions 28 and 29. The upper terminals of 6othese extensions are bent inwardly toward tering apparatus, so that the lowerendof the arm member 19. may be introduced be-.

tween the members 28 and 29 and pivotally m unte on a bol 9l' S m l I- QmQI t3Q-. 4A: 55. pair of downwardly 'extending'lugs and one another, and are equipped with regisand '16. These cables 15 and 16 are, as best illustrated in Figs. 1 and 3, directed through the upper portion of the dash through tubular-guides33 which are inserted in the upper portion of the dash member 11. It will now ing on the stirrup member 14, draw the cables 15 and 16 into the vehicle with the resultant downward swinging movement of the arm 19 onits pivot '30. 1 v

i As previously described, the members 28. and 29, between which the lower terminal of the arm is pivoted, are carried by the bearing c-up 26,'-and are hence adapted to rotate on the bracket 18. The lower terminal of the whip-carrying arm has thus been mounted, in effect, for rrtatic'n on th'eb'racke't 18.

The purpose of thus mounting the arm 19 is to permit the operator to swing the whip laterally to apply it to any desired portion 'of the draft animals anatomy. Inorder to enable the operator to accomplish this lateral swinging of the whip arm 19, the body portion 34: of the stirrup has been pivotally connected, as at 35', to the upper ter' minal of the link member 36, the lower terminal o-fwwhich-is,in turn, pivotedas at "37, to an attaching plate 38. It will thus be seen that the body portion .34 of the stirrup may be swung downwardly in a vertical plane, and'ma'yalso be swung laterally to depress or elevate either of its terminals. By this means, therefore, the operator may, by exerting the greater pressure on that terminal of themember 34:, to which the cable 16 is connected, draw a greater portion of this cable into the vehicle than the cable It follows then, inasmuch as the de- 15. pressing cf one terminal of the member 34: draws in the cable 16 a greater distance than it. draws the member 15, the arm 19 will,

as well as be ng depressed, be swung in a lateral plane to apply the whip to the right side of the draft animal. By applying the greater pressure to that terminal of the me1nber' 34to which the cable is attached, the operator may, of course, swing the whip to apply it to the left side of the draft animal] In its preferred embodiment, the body portion 3 1 of the stirrup consists of a metallic strap, which is equipped at a central point of its lower side, with a bracket or clip 39, theaperture ears 40 of which re.- ceive the pivot member 35. To the termifnals of the member 34are riveted or other.

are respectively connected to members and 46. The link 36, which is previously described, pivotally connects the body portion 34 of the stirrup to the attaching plate 33, is formed from an angular strip of metal, and is bifurcated at its lower terminal to form the apertured ears 47, through which the pivot 37 is inserted. A laterally extending lug, is, of course, formed on the attaching plate 38, for the reception of the pivot member 37. Bolts or any other suitable fastening devices may be employed in securing the attaching plate to the inner face of the dash.

At the upper terminal of the arm member 19 is formed a channel plate 49 which is adapted to receive the butt of the whip 17.

A pair of J bolts, indicated at 50 and 51,

are employed in properly securing the whip butt in this channel plate.

As a means for limiting the lateral, as well as the downward swinging movement of the whip carrying arm 19, there has been provided a substantial H shaped frame 53, which is best illustrated in Figs. 1 and 4;. This H sha ed frame is preferably formed of metal. The lower terminals of the arms or sides of the frame are bent at right angles, as indicated at 54: in Fig. 1. Rivets, or ether similar fastening devices 55, are employed in properly securing the right angle extension 54 on the horizontal portion of the bracket 18. The body of the H is arranged to extend vertically from the forward edge of the bracket and is so disposed that the arm member 19 and the members 31 and 32, which are carried thereby, extend through the opening defined by the cross-bar 56 of the H, the H arms and the upper cross bar 57. It will thus be seen that the member 57 will limit the upwardly swinging movement of the arm and the side portions or arms 58 will limit the lateral movement of the member 19.

It now becomes obvious that there must be some means for normally holding the whip in elevated position. For this purpose, there is provided a left spring, which, as indicated at 59 in Fig. 3, consists in two or more individual spring members of approximately a U-shape. The inner termina of the spring member 59 is apertured and is mounted on the bolt member A being interposed between the washer C thereof and the bight portion 22 of the bracket 18. The upper terminal of the spring is bent to produce a channel shaped lip, as indicated at 60 in Fig. 2. This lip 60 embraces the lower edge of the arm 19, and is adapted to bear thereagainst at all times. It will be seen that when the whip arm 19 is pulled downwardly in the manner heretofore described, the spring 59 will resist such movement and, as soon as the operators foot is removed from the stirrup 14:, the spring will immediately swing the arm 19 back into its normal elevated position.

What is claimed is 1. An animal whipping device for vehicles including a pivotally mounted whip holding arm, a stirrup member pivotally mounted on the vehicle dash, said stirrup including an attaching plate, a link having its one terminal pivotally connected thereto and mounted for swinging movement in a vertical plane, a body member pivotally connected to the free terminal of the link and mounted for swinging movement in a horizontal plane, and a pair of cables passing through the vehicle dash and operatively connecting the whip holding arm and body portion of the stirrup whereby the stirrup may be depressed to swing the whip holding arm downwardly or laterally.

2. An animal whipping device for vehicles including a. whip holding arm, a sul stantially U-shaped bracket secured to the vehicle dash and having its bight portion arranged in spaced relation thereto, a bearing cup mounted upon the bight portion of the bracket, a second bearing cup mounted on the first bearing cup, ball bearings interposed between the cups, a bolt passing centrally through both the cups and the bight portion of the bracket, angular arms formed on the secondmentioned cup and receiving between their upper terminals the one terminal of the whip holding arm, a bolt passing through said angular arms and whip holding arm, means for limiting the upward swinging movement of the whip holding arm, a leaf spring having its one terminal mounted on the first-mentioned bolt and having its other terminal free and bearing against the whip holding arm intermediate the length thereof for normallv holding the whip holding arm in elevated position. a stirrup pivoted to the dash of the vehicle, and flexible means operatively connecting the stirrup and whip holding arm whereby the whip holding arm may be swung downwardly against the tension of the spring.

3. An animal whipping device including a whip holding arm. a substantially U- shaped bracket attached to the vehicle dash and having its bight portion arranged in a horizontal plane and in spaced relation to the vehicle dash. a fixed bearing cup mounted on the bight portion of the bracket. a rotatable bearing cup mounted on the fixed bearing cup, ball bearings interposed between the cups. angular upwardly extending arms formed on the rotatable bearing cup and pivotally receiving between their up er te minals the inner terminal of the whip holding arm, lugs carried by the whip holding arm, cables attached at their upper terminals to the said lugs and extending freely through the vehicle dash, and a pivotal stirrup attached to the vehicle dash and connected to the said-cables, said stirrup being depressible for-operating the whip holding arm.

4.. An animal whipping device including a whip holding arm, a bracket secured to the vehicle dash, a fixed bearing cup carried by the bracket, a rotatable bearing cup mounted on the fixed bearing cup, ball bearings inter- .posed between the, cups, a bolt connecting the cups to each other and to the bracket, the rotatable cup pivotally, receiving the terminal of the whip holding arm, a leafsp-ring having its one terminal mounted on the said bolt and having its other terminal free and bearing against the lower edge of the whip ho ding arm for normally holding said arm in elevated position, a pivoted stirrup, and flexible means op'eratively connecting the stirrup to the whip holding arm.

5. An animal whipping device including a whip holding arm, a bracket attached to the vehicle dash, a rotatable bearing cup carried by the bracket, angular arms formed on the bearingcup and extending upwardly and 5 inwardly toward each other, a bolt passing through the upper terminals of the arms and pivotally receiving the terminals of the whip holding arm, and a leaf spring having its one terminal mounted upon the whip Copies of this patent may be obtained for hi'cle dash, means pivotally and rotatably connecting the terminal of the whip holding arm to the bracket, flexible means operatively connecting the stirrup and the whip holding arm, and a frame member carried by the bracket for limiting the movement of the whip holding arm, said frame member including a pair of spaced vertically arranged side members and spaced horizontally arranged frame members connecting the side members, saidhorizontal members limiting the vertical swinging movement of the whip holding arm, and the side mem: bers of the frame limiting the lateral swinging movement of the said arm.

In testimony whereof I aflix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

HARRY REID. [Ls] Witnesses:

' GUY H. BRIGGS,

MABEL HOPKINS;

Washington, D. G. 

